#345

German Bisque Glass-Eyed Lady with Blonde Sculpted Hair, 896, by Alt, Beck and Gottschalk
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$750
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$800 / $1,100
Description
21" (53 cm.) Pale bisque shoulderhead turned demurely to the side, deeply-sculpted blonde hair with very tight curls around the forehead, waved backward into arranged short ringlet curls that fall from a black ribbon bow, very full cheeks, pale blue inset eyes with darker blue outer rims, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, pierced ears, new muslin stitch-jointed body and bisque limbs, purple silk gown and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 896/10. Comments: Alt, Beck and Gottschalk, circa 1875. Value Points: especially beautiful eyes complement the neatly-arranged rare sculpted coiffure on the signed early doll.